March 20, 2008

This report presents the findings of an economic impact analysis of the impacts that Industrial Expansion Fund (IEF) and its clients have had on the Nova Scotia economy over the six fiscal years from 2001-02 to March 31, 2007. Projections of the impacts for the five-year period to March 31, 2012 are included in the report. Collins Management Consulting & Research Ltd of Dartmouth completed the report on behalf of Nova Scotia Economic Development (NSED).

Table of Contents:

• Executive Summary
• Overview
• Introduction
• Study Objectives and Scope
• An Overview of Methodologies
• A Profile of Industrial Expansion Fund Assistance
• IEF Rationale
• IEF Development Activities
• The Economic Impact Analysis
• Findings in Summary
• Employment Created and Maintained
• Household Income
• Gross Domestic Product
• Provincial Tax Revenues
• Sales and Export Revenue
• Investment Expenditures
• Return on Investment Analysis
• Appendix: Analytical Methodologies and Assumptions

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